When Jesus arrived at the Temple, he found the courts full of corrupt money changers. Others believe the symbolism extended to all believers, demonstrating that genuine faith is more than just outward religiosity true, living faith must bear spiritual fruit in a person's life. Some scholars believe this cursing of the fig tree represented God's judgment on the spiritually dead religious leaders of Israel. Along the way, he cursed a fig tree because it had failed to bear fruit. The following morning, Jesus returned with his disciples to Jerusalem. Painting by Carl Bloch: "Casting Out the Money Changers". They were close friends of Jesus, and probably hosted Him and His disciples during their final days in Jerusalem. This is where Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead, and his two sisters, Mary and Martha, lived. On Palm Sunday, Jesus and his disciples spent the night in Bethany, a town about two miles east of Jerusalem. The crowds welcomed him by waving palm branches in the air and shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Then Jesus sat on the young donkey and slowly, humbly, made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, fulfilling the ancient prophecy in Zechariah 9:9:
The disciples were instructed to untie the animals and bring them to him. Nearing the village of Bethphage, he sent two of his disciples ahead, telling them to look for a donkey and its unbroken colt. On the Sunday before his death, Jesus began his trip to Jerusalem, knowing that soon he would lay down his life for our sins.
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